About Allyson
Allyson DeCastro is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida who has five years of experience supporting people through anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, and life changes. She also helps with concentration, memory, and focus concerns often described as ADHD. Allyson emphasizes strengths and practical steps, and she acknowledges that beginning therapy takes real courage.
Allyson works in a straightforward way. She listens to what matters most and helps clients set small, achievable goals.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on skills you can use between appointments to manage worry, improve sleep, and build confidence. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors. Solution-Focused Therapy helps keep sessions goal-oriented and action-focused.
When past events are affecting daily life, Allyson draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy to address those impacts safely. Her approach is collaborative. She treats each person as the expert on their life and brings practical tools to the conversation.
That may mean breaking tasks into steps, practicing coping techniques, or working on routines to improve focus and sleep. Allyson has worked with adoption and foster care issues and young adult concerns in addition to mood and attention matters. Her style is warm and direct, aimed at helping people make steady, manageable changes.
How these approaches work online
Allyson uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT sessions often include simple exercises and practice tasks that fit into everyday life, which work well in video or phone sessions. Solution-Focused Therapy keeps conversations goal-directed and practical, concentrating on what changes someone wants and the next small steps to get there.Choosing the best approach is a shared process. Allyson will listen to your goals and preferences and suggest or combine methods that match your needs. Together you can adjust course over time if one way of working doesn’t feel like the right fit.
Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work for brief updates, mood check-ins, or when typing out thoughts feels easier than speaking. These options help fit therapy into busy routines and different daily rhythms.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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